Celebrates its 500th birthday with music dancing in fireworks but its all against the backdrop of an ailing economy still 100 u. S. Embargo. Plus max 1st up and that brings his maximum speed to sao paulo he holds office stiff challenge from the champion Lewis Hamilton to claim victory in a thrilling for cillian grand prix. A 1000000 welcome to the program a standoff in hong kong has led to Police Moving in against antigovernment protesters holed up in a university with police surrounding hong kong polytechnic protesters set fire to the main campus entrance authorities have warned vale resort to live ammunition if the small group of hold. Dont put down lethal weapons son of used bow and arrows and hurled petrol bombs at police. For more lets go to mathias berlinger whos there in hong kong for us. Right now looks quite calm behind you but take us through some of these very terrifying scenes weve seen over the last several hours yes so the protests as they have barricaded themselves in this University Im standing now just in front of this university and they have been fighting on this street with the police at some point the police were able to advance and to enter the university or to get near the University Entrance they made several arrests then the protest is the occupants they set up a fire and at the entrance blocking effectively the advance of the police to have feet inside then since then and then in the morning they made they they tried to get out of the university they all came out on the street and they were trying to move on and to somehow get out of the scene but they were met with Police Cordons everywhere they tried so no they have retreated back into the university the university it has a lot of buildings and a lot of small corners and staircases so it would be very difficult for the police to hunt them in there they are waiting out on the street around here every row every street and every road that leads to this university and then no waiting until the protesters give up they have said they do not want anybody to escape they want all of them arrested and tell us more about these protests weve heard there are small groups are some of the more extreme elements of the protest movement how do they affect the Bigger Movement the overall movement thats been going on for months. They are several 100 now inside the university its hard to count because its a bit scattered and the these are really the hardcore protesters their university has been occupied during the whole week and they were they they have been gathering there every but all those who were really ready to use violence have been coming into this university they have been producing hundreds and hundreds of molotov cocktails inside the university that they used this night to defend themselves against the police or to fight back the Police Whenever the police was advancing with their water cannon or chagas they were setting up fires on the street. They are not representative of the Opposition Movement in hong kong but they are tolerated that all Position Movement has an agreement not to criticize each other that everybody has their role in this movement and that that has an awful of course made it possible for this escalation also to happen it was them then who was setting the tone leave university at the beginning was occupied by a bigger crowd now its the hardcore protesters who have remained however the bigger public in hong kong according to surveys one just yesterday. That the vast majority blames the government and the police for the escalation and not so much the protesters but yes burning air in hong kong thank you very much for reporting and stay safe. Now she is some of the other stories making news around the world. In paris fresh clashes have erupted between police and elephants protesters it comes a day after violent protests in the capital marred the one Year Anniversary of their movement for Economic Justice protesters in other french cities have staged peaceful demonstrations. Irans Supreme Leader is refusing to repeal a controversial 50 percent rise in gas prices at least 2 people have been killed in street demonstrations since friday have blocked Internet Access in the country and say theyll respond forcefully to quell protests across the country. Brazils former president Lula Da Silva has denounced the countrys social and racial inequalities at a rally of his Workers Party and received. Walked free from jail earlier this month after Brazils Supreme Court overturned his jail sentence for alleged corruption hes vowed to leave brazils left back to power. Floodwaters have exceeded the 1. 00 metre mark in venice for the 3rd time in a week submerging famous sites like st marks square in need of water more than 70 percent of the city is under water damaging monuments shops and homes the crisis is expected to cost italy hundreds of millions of euros sri lankas new president is a familiar name to many voters there go to buy a rajapaksa was elected in a landslide this weekend he was defense minister when his brother was president the paris praised by some for crushing a decades long separatist movement ending the countrys civil war but that killed at least 504040000 people and came with charges of Human Rights Violations that has some in sri lanka on edge about the new president. Its official she longed for a sec to have a project at the helm again. To poland crowds gathered on the streets of the capital colombo to get a glimpse of the new leader. 8 chanting their congratulations. To the target arch of parks or the brother of former president mahinda rajapaksa. Claimed a landslide victory a day after the president ial vote was held. His supporters are reckless with praise and that your nation. Theyre about to get that hes taking over the country while it isnt a lot of trouble under any other leader even a child wouldnt feel safe on the streets im so happy long live. I dont want this week she belongs to the people who have shown their support for him and now i will feel safe here i knew what they did that you know more than a mere thought that i would have gotten in the words cant explain how happy i am what i prefer what are the rajapaksa and i want to thank him for saving this country in the garden was not about the birds or. The rags brick hes here the camera is as much to get close to my hand of artifacts as it is for the new president. Supporters idolize the brothers who oversaw the end of sri lanka decades long civil war. But not all the sri lanka is celebrating. There was little joy on the streets in areas that back charges but 1st open and. Such a theme about so they are uneasy about their future. In the past there have been allegations of enforced disappearances and oppression of the sand under the leadership of my hand and both of a large part of minorities are concerned about their rights under the new nationalist rajapaksa government but theyre of the express on camera booklet of the price. Changes in the countrys leadership are far from over. Experts point out that as the incumbent Prime Minister da to become a single is from a Different Party than dodge a parka he could resign. To allow for the new president to make his own pick but the last time an attempt was made to move to sri lankan Prime Minister it triggered a constitutional crisis. I mean it could have a destabilizing effect if mr rickard were saying that mr rogers box of the new president cannot agree on what the next step is going to be yeah then of course it will create a question oh look we have to have a lot of no confidence and all of that kind of thing but otherwise its a relatively small transfer of power. Security fees and prosperity that is what she lankans are seeking its a tall order but parts of you foreign supporters are confident he will deliver. That cuba is marking the founding of its capital havana which was founded 500 years ago by spanish colonists but City Residents have little else to celebrate the u. S. Embargo on cuba remains in place as u. S. President donald trump has largely reverse the thaw in relations started by his predecessor that plus uncertain Economic Reforms have resulted in few improvements to many peoples lives. Have vanished celebrated the anniversary with a gala performance in front of the Capital Building music opera ballet traditional dance and a fila spectacle that belied the communist countries economic misery under oppressive regimes. And the united and hope that everything will get better. We cubans build on our dreams and future despite being surrounded by a. President miguel diaz can now open the official festivities without making any remarks as a rule he stays away from microphones have on his best day comes at. Difficult time the u. S. Has imposed numerous sanctions a few lists gas american tourists have stopped coming to the island gradually the communist regime is loosening its grip on the economy in the hopes that it will boost incomes. Cuba needs a certain amount of privatization in the economy and that opening possibilities for Small Business people is one step cubans with capital can invest in the country that makes sense. How vanna 500 following local custom residents touched wood for good luck in the future. Than it has celebrated its birthday in style offering a cheering audience what it is famous for opera ballet traditional cuban music and dance all this in times of crises latest us sanctions have led to our shortages and also to fewer tourists coming to cuba this means less money in the pockets of the people cubans are celebrating but are worried about the future on the other hand they say we are used to crisis and we will pull through no matter what. In tennis stephanus if the past has been crowned the a. T. P. Finals champion after a 676276 win over dominic team in london the greek won a nail biter against his austrian opponent claiming the 3rd and final set on a tie break its a fast is just 21 years old making him the youngest a. T. P. Finals champion in nearly 2 decades. And to formula one max 1st stop and took victory at the brazilian grand prix on sunday after a thrilling contest in sao paulo the dutchmans 3rd win of the season came in one of the most incident packed races of the season as World ChampionLewis Hamilton saw his podium place removed after the race was over. Max pushed up and let the race from the starting grid which knew he crowned champion Lewis Hamilton on his heels from the get go and the englishman made an early gamble for the lead off to 21. 00 laps changing tires and if its a pushed up and under pressure. It looks to have paid off to off the red bull driver was held up by williams drive a robot could bit so on his way out of the pits minutes later. But how will tims lead wouldnt last forever as for stepping out fix them a sadies man on the 60th lap to regain the number one spots. By kill isnt between charles let click and sebastian fits in on the 66 lap puts an end to ferraris ambitions adding to already frosty relations between the teammates. Despite a late charge hamilton could only finish 3rd as. Guess lee held on to 2nd out in front for stepan sealed his 3rd win of the season. I mean i was behind so i was pushing so i thought in my ill have to try me close amy it was my only shot so of course because without i was close in to the arrests and we knew that we had great trust me to hold the whole weekend already so yeah i did so close a guess but you know i was very happy to to get close i know only a collision with a click so how will to bump down to 7th place meaning mclarens connell signs lights at 630. 00 but the day belonged to red bulls max pushed up and. Youre watching the w. 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